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Is Dylan full of static or has he got it right when he declares that modern recordings suck?

Steve Guttenberg  |  Sep 3, 2006

Bob Dylan says modern recordings sound "atrocious . . . There

Is Dylan full of static or has he got it right when he declares that modern recordings suck?
I agree with Bob
58% (102 votes)
Well, maybe not atrocious, just horrible
29% (50 votes)
He's wrong, and here's an example why
13% (23 votes)
Total votes: 175

COMMENTS
Gary Chernay's picture
Submitted by Gary Chernay (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:14am

equalize every thing a little more ,and all sound will be gone

OvenMaster's picture
Submitted by OvenMaster (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:14am

Not only the sound quality which is far more muddled than Phil Spector's legendary "Wall of Sound", but also what passes for "music". Compared to even the 1980's, today's music is simply... disposable. 50 Cent. Christina Agriculture. The Killers. No way will these loser bands be memorable in 5 years, never mind 25 or 30, like Dylan.

Lucas's picture
Submitted by Lucas (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:14am

Belle & Sebastian for starters. There are dozens of other indy bands that make great music.

Olav Sunde's picture
Submitted by Olav Sunde (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:14am

Widespread use of compression to make a song sound louder completely destroys music for me.

Tom Blasi's picture
Submitted by Tom Blasi (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:14am

I have many recordings from the 1930's thru the 1980's that sound better than modern recordings of today. I think that in many cases it's because the artist and technicians don't know how to take full advantage of the technology.

Paul G.'s picture
Submitted by Paul G. (not verified) on November 21, 2010 - 10:14am

Everything is way over processed nowadays. Popular music has no livliness (dynamic range)

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